After all that mocking, the NFL gets around to beginning its real, live draft tonight at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, NFL Network).As usual, the Pac-12 should be well-represented in the first round and throughout.

The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.

When you ask Washington's second-year defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox to describe his base scheme, his answer comes down to "somewhere in between a 4-3 and a 3-4," which means it's got a little bit of everything.

DuckNationFrom Brandon P. Oliver : The top prospect in the Ducks' backyard, Connor Humphreys tops Oregon's wish list among defensive ends.Also from Oliver : Interest in 2014 OL Tyrell Crosby continues to grow, but Oregon -- the school that gave him his first offer -- remains high on his list.

You might have noticed a theme this week. We kicked off the "Biggest Shoes" series and had two polls (North and South) on replacing departed players. So that means it's now time for your Pac-12 bloggers to weigh in on which two players we believe leave the biggest holes.